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US-10163716

Symmetric tunnel field effect transistor

PublishedDecember 25, 2018
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Technical Abstract

The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to a symmetric tunnel field effect transistor and methods of manufacture. The structure includes a gate structure including a source region and a drain region both of which comprise a doped VO2 region.

Patent Claims
13 claims

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1. A method comprising: doping a source side and a drain side of a device with VO 2 ; and forming a source region and a drain region on the VO 2 doped source side and drain side, respectively, wherein the doped VO 2 region on the source side and the drain side is doped with a transition metal.

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2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising epitaxially growing material for a source region and a drain region of the device.

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3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the doping is a same type doping on the source side and the drain side.

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4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the source region and the drain region comprise epitaxially grown heterojunctions with III-V materials.

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5. A method comprising: doping a source side and a drain side of a device with VO 2 ; and forming a source region and a drain region on the VO 2 doped source side and drain side, respectively, wherein the source region and the drain region comprise epitaxially grown SiGe.

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6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the doping is a same type doping on the source side and the drain side.

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7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the doped VO 2 region on the source side and the drain side includes trivalent cations.

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8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the trivalent cations comprise at least one of Cr 3+ and Al 3+ .

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9. The method of claim 5 , wherein the source region and drain region comprises epitaxially grown Si/SiGe.

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10. A method comprising: doping a source side and a drain side of a device with VO 2 ; and forming a source region and a drain region on the VO 2 doped source side and drain side, respectively, wherein the source region and the drain region comprise epitaxially grown heterojunctions with III-V materials.

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11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the doping is a same type doping on the source side and the drain side.

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12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the doped VO 2 region on the source side and the drain side includes trivalent cations.

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13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the trivalent cations comprise at least one of Cr 3+ and Al 3+ .

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October 25, 2017

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December 25, 2018

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